Fall festivals, Halloween happenings

With fall comes local festivals and Halloween happenings, including a Haunted Trail hosted by the Pike County Arts Council Oct. 31 in the Zebulon City Park. Meansville Baptist will host a Fall Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 with games, inflatables, a cake walk, hay ride and hotdog dinner. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church will host a Fall Festival, Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free and includes candy, food, games and more. For details, call 770-228-8075.The PCAC’s Haunted Trail will have two different times for younger children and older children, from 6 to 7 p.m. for younger kids and from 7 to 9 p.m. for older kids. Tickets are $5 in advance for younger kids, $10 dollars in advance for older kids and can be purchased at A Novel Experience, Concord Cafe and the Molena General Store Sandwich Shop. Tickets are $15 the day of the event. Pike County High School art students will haunt the trail and will offer face painting. The trail will include 10 scare stations, including haunted pumpkins, an eery circus, mad scientist, witches brewing station and skeleton station. Proceeds will benefit the PCAC and PCHS art students.Mountain Gap Church Harvest Fair will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 and will include kids games, volleyball, hay rides, prizes, food and fun for everyone. The event will be held at the corner of Vega and Pine Valley Roads. For details, call 770-567-3734.Christ Chapel will hold a Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pike County track Sunday, Nov. 1, including inflatables, food, games, train rides and more with trunk or treating beginning at dusk.